Living Royally~Developing a Royal Culture

Scripture describes men and women of God who took hold of the positions of influence that had been offered to them and recognized that God was strategically placing them there. Their greatness was not for their own benefit, but to give the world a taste of the Kingdom of God.

Did you know that you have become important to the world around you...

God has invited us in a relationship with Him~ a people marked by the Presence of God. As royalty, Jesus commissions us to: 1) Nurture others, 2) Release the Presence of His Spirit and 3) Maintain intimacy with Jesus.

This teaching is from the Ministry2Jesus Spring Retreat 2013. {Ministering to Jesus (M2J) is corporate, personal and intensely focused devotion to God. We worship, adore, meditate on, exult in, and celebrate…because He is worth it all! We need to simply give back to Him in pure selfless worship - not asking anything from Him, just being with Him.}

Session 1: Partakers of a Royal Priesthood

The priests of the Old Testament had two roles: 1) to minister to the Lord in the Tabernacle and 2) to intercede for the people (the priest was the mediator between God and man). We will look at the establishment of the priesthood, the four distinctives of that calling, and how that relates to us as the royal priesthood of believers.Teaching notes: Session 1~ Partakers of a Royal PriesthoodOutline for participants

Session 3: The Permanent Priesthood of Believers

"...because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood," Hebrews 7;24; "You have made them to be a kingdom of priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth," Revelation 5:10. As High Priest, Jesus makes a way for us to encounter God's heart. He legally removes all the hindrances to God, bringing us to Him. The primary thing that prepares us to be a kingdom of priests to rule and reign is our relationship with Him. We will look and act more and more like Jesus as we get in His Presence...